Band: Shadows Fall
Song: King of Nothing
Album: Retribution (2009, Ferret Music)
Tabbed by: systemguitarman
Comments are welcome, after nearly 12 hours with the song on loop for parts of riffs all
time its damn near perfect, please rate.
Gtr. 1: Jon Donais
(low to high) C G C F A D
Gtr. 2: Matt Bachand
(low to high) C G C F A D
Gtr. 1
h = hammer on
p = pull off
. = palm mute
‘ = tremolo pick
() = play as indicated
v = vibrate string
hb = half step bend
qb = quarter step bend
Gtr. 2
. = palm mute
() = play as indicated
^ = half step bend
‘ = tremolo pick
qb = quarter step bend
Intro: (Gtr. 1 0:03)D --------------------------------------------|A --------------------------------------------|F --------------------------------------------|C --------------------------------------------|G -5-6-5-3-5----5-6-5-3-5--6--3---------------|C --------------------------------------------|
Intro: (Gtr. 2 0:00)D --------------------------------------------------|A -----------------------------—-------------—------|F --------------------------------------------------|C -3---------------------------3--------------------|G -1-1-0-1-220-2-3-1--0--------1-1-0-1-220-2-3-1--0-|C ---1-0-1-220-2-3-1--0----------1-0-1-220-2-3-1--0-| . . . ... . . . . . ... . .
Intro: (Gtr. 1 0:09) (Gtr. 1 0:14.5)D ------------------------------------------------|A ------------------------------------------------|F ------------------------------------------------|C ------------------------------------------------|G -5-6-5-3-5----5-6-5-3-5--3--6----5-6-5-3-5--6—3-|C ------------------------------------------------|
Intro: (Gtr. 2 0:12)D ----------------------------------------------------|A ----------------------------------------------------|F ----------------------------------------------------|C -3---------------------------3----------------------|G -1-1-0-1-220-2-3-1--0--------1-1-0-1-220-2-3-1--(0)-|C ---1-0-1-220-2-3-1--0----------1-0-1-220-2-3-1--(0)-| . . . ... . . . . . ... . . Hold note
Intro: (Gtr. 1 0:20.5)D -----------12h14h15/15h17p15h17h19p17p15h17p15h17h19h22v-18hb-h22-|A ---12h14h15-------------------------------------------------------|F -14---------------------------------------------------------------|C ------------------------------------------------------------------|G ------------------------------------------------------------------|C ------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro: (Gtr. 2 0:23.5)D ---------------------------------|A ---------------------------------|F ---------------------------------|C -3---------------3---------------|G -1-1-0-1-220-2-3-1-1-0-1-220-2-3-|C ---1-0-1-220-2-3---1-0-1-220-2-3-| . . . ... . . . . . ... . .
Intro cont: (Gtrs. 1 and 2 0:26)D --------------------------------------------------------|A --------------------------------------------------------|F --------------play 4 times------------------------------|C –(------7--------3----------5---------------)-----------|G –(1--0--5--------110--------310-------------)----(1-—0)-|C –(1--0----000000--10-000000--10-000000-1-0-3)----(1—-0)-| ...... .. ...... .. ...... 4th time only, deaden note
Verse 1: (Gtrs. 1 and 2 0:51)D -----------------------------------------| x 2A -----------------------------------------|F -----------------------------------------|C -3qb-------3-------3qb-------------------|G -1qb-1-5-6-1-3-5-6-1qb-1-5-6-------------|C -----1-5-6---3-5-6-----1-5-6-00000-00000-| ..... .....
Fill 1: (Gtrs. 1 and 2 1:02.5)D ------------------|A ------------------|F ------------------|C ------------------|G -----1’0’5’—-3’2’-|C -0’3’------3’-----| . . . .
Verse 1 cont: (Gtrs. 1 and 2 1:08)D -----------------------------------------|A -----------------------------------------|F -----------------------------------------|C -3qb-------3-------3qb-------------------|G -1qb-1-5-6-1-3-5-6-1qb-1-5-6-------------|C -----1-5-6---3-5-6-----1-5-6-00000-00000-| ..... .....
Fill 2: (Gtrs. 1 and 2 1:14)D -----------------------------------|A -----------------------------------|F -----------------------------------|C -----------------------2-2-3-2---3-|G -----1’0’5’—-3’2’5-8-7-0-0-1-0-1-1-|C -0’3’------3’----5-8-7---------1---| . . . .
Verse 1 End: (Gtrs. 1 and 2 1:22)D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|F ----------play 4 times-------------------------------(--------------3’—-3’--)-|C –(7--------3----------5---------------)--------------(0-3-2-2-2-3-2---3’--3’)-|G –(5--------110--------310-------------)—---(1—-0)----(------0-0-1-0----—----)-|C –(--000000--10-000000--10-000000-1-0-3)----(1—-0)----(----—-----------------)-| ...... .. ...... .. ...... 1st 3 times 4th time only
Verse 2 (Gtrs. 1 and 2 1:47.5)
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Fill 1 (Gtrs 1 and 2 1:59)
Repeat Verse 1 cont (Gtrs. 1 and 2 2:04.5)
Pre Chorus: (Gtrs. 1 and 2 2:10.5)D -----------------------------------------|A -----------------------------------------|F --------------------------------3’—-3’---|C ------------------------2-2-3-2---3’—-3’-|G -----1’0’5’—-3’2’-5-8-7-0-0-1-0----------|C -0’3’------3’-----5-8-7------------------| . . . .
Chorus: (Gtr. 1 2:19)D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A --------------------------play 4 times----------------------------------------|F --------------------------------------------------------------17Â’15Â’14Â’12Â’14Â’-|C -12Â’15Â’-12Â’15Â’-12Â’15Â’-12Â’15Â’-15p14p12-12Â’14Â’15Â’-15-15-15-14-15----------------|G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------| . . . . .
Chorus: (Gtr. 2 2:19)D ----------------------------------------------------------------------| x 4A ----------------------------------------------------------------------|F ----------------------------------------------------------------------|C -7----------------5--------10---8----7----------------5--------10---8-|G -5----------------3--------8----6----5----------------3--------8----6-|C ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Solo: (Gtr. 2 2:42) hold notes in bracketsD --------------------------------------------------------------|A -----------------------------—--------------—-----------------|F --------------------------------------------------------------|C ------3-----------------------3---------------3---------------|G –(0)--1-1-0-1-220-2-3-1--(0)--1-1-0-1-220-2-3-1-1-0-1-220-2-3-|C –(0)----1-0-1-220-2-3-1--(0)----1-0-1-220-2-3---1-0-1-220-2-3-| . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . .
Solo Lead Guitar (Gtr. 1 2:48)D --------------22v-18hb-h22-17h19p1718h20p1818h22p1818h22p1818h20p1818h22p1820p18----|A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------16v-|F -10-9----9-10-----------------------------------------------------------------------|C ------10----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------15h1715h1817p151513h15p13h15p1317p1515-13-12-13-15-17-15--------------|A -15--17—-18--18-18qb---------------------------------------------------------------17p15h17p15v-|F ---------------------17v------------------------------------------------------------------------|C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Backing Guitar (Gtr. 2 2:55)D -----------------------------------------| x 2A -----------------------------------------|F -----------------------------------------|C -3qb-------3-------3qb-------------------|G -1qb-1-5-6-1-3-5-6-1qb-1-5-6-------------|C -----1-5-6---3-5-6-----1-5-6-00000-00000-| ..... .....
Fill 1: (Gtrs. 1 and 2 3:06.5)D ------------------|A ------------------|F ------------------|C ------------------|G -----1’0’5’—-3’2’-|C -0’3’------3’-----| . . . .
Bridge (Gtr. 2 3:12.5)D -----------------------------------------| x 2A -----------------------------------------|F -----------------------------------------|C -3qb-------3-------3qb-------------------|G -1qb-1-5-6-1-3-5-6-1qb-1-5-6-------------|C -----1-5-6---3-5-6-----1-5-6-00000-00000-| ..... .....
Repeat Fill 1 (Gtr. 2 3:18)
Pre Chorus 2 (Gtr. 2 3:24)D ------------------------|A ------------------------|F ---------------3’—-3’---|C -------2-2-3-2---3’—-3’-|G -5-8-7-0-0-1-0----------|C -5-8-7------------------|
Chorus 2 (Gtrs. 1 and 2 3:27)
Repeat Chorus 1
Outro: (Gtrs. 1 and 2 3:50)D ----------------------------------------------| x 2A ----------------------------------------------|F ----------------------------------------------|C –(------7--------3----------5---------------)-|G –(1--0--5--------1----------3---------------)-|C –(1--0----000000--10-000000--10-000000-1-0-3)-| ...... .. ...... .. ......
Outro End: (Gtrs. 1 and 2 4:01.5)D -------------------------------------------------------------------|A -------------------------------------------------------------------|F -------------------play twice--------------------------------------|C –(------7-------------3-------------5------------------)-----------|G –(1--0--5-------------1-------------3------------------)----(1-—0)-|C –(1--0----1-0-0-0-0-0---1-0-0-0-0-0—--1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-3)----(1—-0)-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd time, deaden note
